ONE VERSUS TWO
Tuesday, November
29, 2016
A part of my day includes regimen. Prayerful
reading, study, and meditation, writing out thoughts, editing and then going through
the mechanics of publishing via e-mail, blogging, Facebook, and logging for 22
page mailings to postal subscribers (inmates and outmates). And then there’s
the brief time ingesting or attempting to do so from my free daily Dictionary.com
subscription. The matter is not simply, or with difficulty learning word
meanings and spelling. The exercise quite often results in looking from the
word to the Word. This morning I share with you the one word that led me to do
an e-Sword concordance search and then rejoicing in two words from the Word.
Dictionary.com’s 2016 Word of the Year: Xenophobia
At Dictionary.com we
aim to pick a Word of the Year that embodies a major theme resonating deeply in
the cultural consciousness over the prior 12 months. This year, some of the
most prominent news stories have centered around fear of the “other.” Fear is
an adaptive part of human evolutionary history and often influences behaviors
and perceptions on a subconscious level. However, this particular year saw fear
rise to the surface of cultural discourse. Because our users’ interest in this
overarching theme emerges so starkly for one specific word in our trending
lookup data, xenophobia is Dictionary.com’s 2016 Word of the Year.
The word xenophobia is actually relatively new, and only entered
English in the late 1800s. It finds its roots in two Greek words, xénos meaning “stranger, guest,” and phóbos meaning “fear, panic.”
Dictionary.com defines xenophobia as “fear or hatred of foreigners, people from
different cultures, or strangers.” It can also refer to fear or dislike of
customs, dress, and cultures of people with backgrounds different from our own.
Xenophobia Lookups
Within the recent
past, we can date user interest in the term xenophobia to April 2015, when
there was a massive surge in lookups that was larger than any of the peaks seen
in 2016. This spike in lookups was connected to attacks on foreign workers and
overall rising xenophobia in South Africa. While lookups for xenophobia in the US also rose during that time, it was
lookups from Dictionary.com’s worldwide users that made this particular surge
so significant.
The largest spike in
our data for the term xenophobia this year occurred on June 24 with a 938%
increase in lookups—that’s hundreds of users looking up the term each hour.
This was the day after the UK voted to leave the European Union as the result
of a much debated referendum, also known as Brexit. Another lookup trend
that was influenced by the Brexit vote: user interest in the term hate crime soared in the month of July as newspapers
covered an increase in crimes motivated by prejudice in post-Brexit UK. In
October, the British Home Office reported a 41% increase in hate crimes the
month following the EU referendum.
Gen_15:1 After these things the word of the LORD came
unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy
shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
Gen_21:17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel
of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee,
Hagar? fear not;
for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
Gen_26:24 And the LORD appeared unto him the same
night, and said, I am the God of Abraham
thy father: fear not,
for I am with thee, and will bless thee,
and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
Gen_35:17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard
labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
Gen_43:23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear
not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in
your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
Gen_46:3 And he said, I am
God, the God of thy father: fear
not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
Gen_50:19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
Exo_20:20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come
to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
Deu_1:21 Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land
before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto
thee; fear not,
neither be discouraged.
Deu_20:3 And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye
approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not
tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;
Deu_31:6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid
of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is
that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Deu_31:8 And the LORD, he it
is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail
thee, neither forsake thee: fear
not, neither be dismayed.
Jos_8:1 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou
dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I
have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his
land:
Jos_10:25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be
dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your
enemies against whom ye fight.
Jdg_4:18 And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said
unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into
the tent, she covered him with a mantle.
Jdg_6:10 And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose
land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.
Jdg_6:23 And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
Rth_3:11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou
requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.
1Sa_4:20 And about the time of her death the women
that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not,
neither did she regard it.
1Sa_12:20 And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done
all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the
LORD with all your heart;
1Sa_22:23 Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life
seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be
in safeguard.
1Sa_23:17 And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father
shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next
unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
2Sa_9:7 And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will
surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee
all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table
continually.
2Sa_13:28 Now Absalom had commanded his servants,
saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto
you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be
valiant.
1Ki_17:13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a
little cake first, and bring it unto me,
and after make for thee and for thy son.
2Ki_6:16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are
more than they that be with them.
2Ki_17:34 Unto this day they do after the former
manners: they fear not
the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or
after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob,
whom he named Israel;
2Ki_25:24 And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men,
and said unto them, Fear
not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the
king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.
1Ch_28:20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong
and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be
dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God,
will be with thee; he will not fail
thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service
of the house of the LORD.
2Ch_20:17 Ye shall not need
to fight in this battle: set yourselves,
stand ye still, and see the salvation of
the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out
against them: for the LORD will be with
you.
Psa_55:19 God shall hear, and afflict them, even he
that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
Psa_64:4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect:
suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
Isa_7:4 And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be
fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce
anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.
Isa_35:4 Say to them that
are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even
God with a recompence; he will come and
save you.
Isa_41:13 For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right
hand, saying unto thee, Fear
not; I will help thee.
Isa_41:14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and
ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy
One of Israel.
Isa_43:1 But now thus saith the LORD that created
thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
Isa_43:5 Fear not: for I am with
thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
Isa_44:2 Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and
formed thee from the womb, which will
help thee; Fear not,
O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
Isa_54:4 Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou
confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame
of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
Jer_40:9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of
Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the
land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
Jer_46:27 But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not
dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed
from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at
ease, and none shall make him afraid.
Lam_3:57 Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not.
Dan_10:12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day
that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before
thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
Dan_10:19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when
he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for
thou hast strengthened me.
Joe_2:21 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do
great things.
Zec_8:13 And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O
house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a
blessing: fear not,
but let your hands be strong.
Mal_3:5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and
I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers,
and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and
that turn aside the stranger from his right,
and fear not me,
saith the LORD of hosts.
Mat_1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold,
the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of
David, fear not to
take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy
Ghost.
Mat_10:28 And fear not them which kill
the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able
to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Mat_28:5 And the angel answered and said unto the
women, Fear not ye:
for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
Luk_1:13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for
thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou
shalt call his name John.
Luk_1:30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou
hast found favour with God.
Luk_2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I
bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
Luk_5:10 And so was
also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And
Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt
catch men.
Luk_8:50 But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
Luk_12:7 But even the very
hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Luk_12:32 Fear not, little flock;
for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Luk_18:4 And he would not for
a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
Joh_12:15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on
an ass's colt.
Act_27:24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before
Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
Rev_1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as
dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Fear not dear fellows. And do not be afraid to look up “nativism”
if need be.
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